Retail Manager Operations and Development
Apparel
Total years of experience :14 years, 10 Months
Responsible for the P & L of brand Athletes Co .
Recruitment Training and Development of employees .
Sales budgeting and forecasting .
Tie ups with external organizations for Marketing .
Expansion of stores .
Relationships with Mall teams like operations and leasing
Co-ordinating Product launches, season launches with the brand principals.
VM standards and improvement of the brand.
*Responsible for operations & P&L of Brands (Splash & Baby shop).
*Analyzing Profit and Loss Statements and trends in relation to objectives and competitive activities and takes or recommends necessary corrective action.
*Responsible for exploring new markets, standardizing retail operations, executing category strategies, initiating marketing and business activities for achieving turnovers & profit goals.
*Preparing the business plan, Sales Budgets, Buying Budget for the Brands in line with the Top line and bottom line of the business.
*Timely management of OTB (Open to Buy), stock allocation and replenishment, terminal stock management.
*Pricing, Promotion Planning, Inventory markdowns.
*Managing Space / Assortment / Sub-Category Mix etc. & aligning it with the Store & improve performance.
*Recruitment training, development & succession planning of Employees for the brands. New store openings. Stock planning, Markdowns & Pricing.
*Opening of new stores, setting store targets, controlling operating Costs, Negotiating store spaces in High streets & Malls.
*Planning and setting the annual budget / KPI`s.
*Identification of Key locations within new shopping malls and re location where required to improve on overall profitability and performance.
*Ensure brand delivers business plan profit through delivery of both volume and margins, maintaining brand profitability by management of full price and mark down, intake margins, level of mark down activity and terminal stock.
Accountable for achieving the Buisness PLan and Net Margins for the Brands .
Coordintating with the prinicipal Brand partners and coordinating and Managing relations with them .
Preperation and implementation of Markdown strategy, Pricing of new merchandise, Buisness plans, Buying plans for the Brands .
Recruitment, training, Devolpment and succession planning of employees to meet cussrent and future need of buisness.
To Devolp, coordinate & Implement Marketing activities in line with local needs of the buisness .
To ensure that the stores maintain the SOPs in line with the Brand principle guidlines .
Opening of new stores & Renovation of old stores .
Recruitment, training & Succession PLanning of Employees.
Product Pricing, Product Launches, Markdown strategy, Season launch .
Supplier coordination, Range selection (Width & Depth).
Marketing, event calender, season launches, End of season sales & Promotions.
Accountability of delivering top line and bottom line for the Brands .
Coordinating and Maintaining relationship with Brand owners & thier associates .
Preparing store budgets/Targets, Buying forecasts, Buisness plans .
Feeback And market surveys about the product, Prices & Display.
Coordinating with the Suppliers for POS .
Was a part of team which developed internal staff development programme for Future managers (TMP).
Turned around a store from -6% to 32 % Ytd in 6 months of handling.
Launched the company’s biggest store IN Abu Dhabi Marina Mall 2000 Sq Mtr and managed it.
Have managed all the big shops of the company in prime malls and stand alones in Dubai.
One of the managers who have developed maximum number of managers inside the system from sales staff.
Part of team of managers Which developed Talent Mining Programme for Future Managers of Company.
Worked IN close coordination with operation manager for Maximizing business in Dubai Area.
Responsible for Ladies ( Indian Wear And casual wear sales ).
Was part of team which launched Stores In New delhi South Extension .
Store sales, StoreStandards, Pilferage control, Staff training & Devolpment
Responsible for the Sales of ladies Department.
Was one of the team members which opened the First store In new delhi .
Was part of team which coordinated the launch of the Samealong with Marketing team .
Was the One of the First Management trainess to be promoted as store manager.
Was a part of team which set and Operated stores in New delhi.
Was a part of team which managed Thier Call center .
Have managed and run stores in Bangalore, Chennai & New delhi .
Responsible for Training and devolpement of new hires
Runner Up for Mr Hospitality for Hyderabad , Have represented college in different State level competitions
